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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Canadian Premiere on Family Channel June 23

The MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE makes its Canadian television premiere on Astral Medias Family Channel during a special primetime preview on June 23, 2006, at 7:00 pm before settling into its regular Friday morning timeslot on June 30 at 10:30 am.

Featuring state-of-the-art 3D computer animation, the education-focused MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE begins by inviting preschoolers to join Mickey in calling out the magic phrase, Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! Then a fanciful mouse-shaped structure magically unfolds to serve as the gathering and learning place for young viewers with Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Daisy and Donald.

From the Clubhouse, Mickey leads the fun- and song-filled stories that present stimulating challenges built around the theme of the day. Through a play-along experience that transports them to locations, young viewers learn to develop early math skills, identify shapes, patterns and numbers and decipher picture puzzles.

Mickey and his pals help advance and reinforce the episodes learning through handy gizmos and gear, including the Mousekedoer, Mouseketools and a transportable device called Toodles. Mickey also provides viewers encouragement and super cheers, including the exuberant Hot Dog! song that celebrates the gangs daily accomplishments.

Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, this first 3D computer-animated TV series starring Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Daisy Duck and Donald Duck features character designs referential to classic 1940s drawings. Overseas animation was done by DQ Studios in India.

Family Channels weekday morning preschool programming block, Playhouse, is the destination for exclusive preschool series from Disney, including DISNEYS LITTLE EINSTEINS, JOJOS CIRCUS, HIGGLYTOWN HEROES and STANLEY, as well as Canadian programs like FRANNIES FEET and THE SECRET WORLD OF BENJAMIN BEAR. Each of these series supports multiple areas of child development. Playhouse airs Monday to Friday from 8:45-11:50 am on Family.

Family Channel (www.family.ca) is a premium, commercial-free network offering family television entertainment in 5.2 million homes across Canada. Dedicated to celebrating family life and providing a fun experience for all, Family airs a unique mix of series, movies and specials, with a large portion of programming supplied by Disney. Visit us at

Astral Media is one of Canadas leading media companies, active in specialty, pay and pay-per-view television, radio and outdoor advertising. Astral Medias solid and dynamic presence in the countrys major markets rests on its commitment to offer a unique combination of high-quality, targeted media for all its audiences.

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